Proceeding contribution from Baroness Watkins of Tavistock (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Monday, 24 November 2025. It occurred during Debate on bill on Mental Health Bill [HL].
Mental Health Bill [HL]
My Lords, I thank the Minister, officials and Members of the other House for Amendment 12, which will ensure the human rights of patients who are placed in the private sector under NHS contracts. Many of us were concerned about that, but the situation is completely resolved through Amendment 12.
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- Type
- Proceeding contribution
- Reference
- 850 c1112
- Session
- 2024-26
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Children Codes of practice Compulsorily detained psychiatric patients Health professions Private sector Ethnic groups Mental illness NHS Police Powers Public consultation Patients' rights Mental health services Community treatment orders Advance choice documents Care workers
- Legislation
- Mental Health Act 1983
- Human Rights Act 1998
- Mental Health Bill (HL) 2024-26
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- View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk
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- 2026-05-06 11:21:58 +0100
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